†family Arthrasteridae Spencer 1918 (sea star)
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1918. A monograph of the British Palaeozoic Asterozoa. Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society, London 1916(3):109-168
Parent taxon: Asteroidea according to W. K. Spencer 1918
See also Owen 1965
Sister taxa: Ambuloasteroidea, Cryptozonia, Euasteroidea, Euaxosida, Hadrosida, Hemizonida, Hunsrueckaster, Kermasida, Lepidasterella, Neopalaeasteridae, Petrasteridae, Phanerozoma, Phanerozonida, Platyasterida, Pleuraster, Proactis, Protarthraster, Pustulosida, Schuchertiidae, Silicaster, Spinulosacea, Trichotaster, Yarravaster
Subtaxa: none
Type: Arthraster
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arthrasteridae in the database